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  • David Cronenberg Interview

    Get to know body-horror master David Cronenberg, the director of THE SHROUDS. In the following interview, Cronenberg discusses his vision of the body’s inseparable unity with the mind, how personal grief informed his latest film, the appeal of conspiracy theories, and the role of longtime collabo...

  • The Craft of Acting: Brian Cox

    From Shakespeare to SUCCESSION, Scottish actor Brian Cox has carved out a distinguished, six-decade-plus career on both stage and screen, along the way winning two Olivier Awards, an Emmy, and a Golden Globe. In this edition of the Craft of Acting, Cox sits down with writer Issac Butler ("The Met...

  • Queersighted: Coming of Age

    This conversation between series curator Michael Koresky and director Jane Schoenbrun was recorded in 2025.

  • The Craft of Acting: Ethan Hawke

  • Spike Lee’s Adventures in Moviegoing

    1 season

    Always bold, subversive, and razor-sharp, auteur and cultural icon Spike Lee sees the complexities of life in America with a clarity like no other. In this edition of Adventures in Moviegoing, he sits down with Sheril Antonio, his colleague at New York University Tisch School of the Arts, to disc...

  • Tim Blake Nelson Interview

    Get to know Tim Blake Nelson, whose versatile directing career has run in parallel to his acclaimed acting work. In the following interview, Nelson discusses a transformative early encounter with the films of Sergio Leone, his experiences learning from other filmmakers as an actor, and his motiva...

  • Payal Kapadia Interview

    This interview with director Payal Kapadia was recorded in 2024.

  • Spotlight on French Poetic Realism

    The following interview with critic Imogen Sara Smith was recorded in 2024.

  • John Waters’ Adventures in Moviegoing

    1 season

    A sui generis icon of counterculture cinema and style, John Waters upends traditional notions of “good taste” and heteronormative social conventions with a gleefully transgressive mix of camp humor, outrageous provocation, and daring empathy. In this edition of Adventures in Moviegoing, he sits d...

  • Wim Wenders Interview

    This interview with filmmaker Wim Wenders was recorded in 2024.

  • Spotlight on Kinuyo Tanaka

    This program with critic Imogen Sara Smith was recorded in 2024.

  • Spotlight on Terry Southern

    Get to know the writer who brought a subversive edge to Hollywood in the 1960s. Nile Southern explores the career of his father, Terry Southern, who lent a provocative charge to films like EASY RIDER and BARBARELLA, recounting how he got his big break by collaborating on DR. STRANGELOVE with Stan...

  • Greta Gerwig’s Adventures in Moviegoing

    1 season

    From indie darling to helmer of 2023’s biggest (and pinkest) blockbuster, Greta Gerwig has blazed a unique trail by remaining true to her idiosyncratic voice—forged by a lifelong passion for literature, theater, and dance—at every step of her evolution. In this edition of Adventures in Moviegoing...

  • Spotlight on Japanese Noir

    The following interview with critic Imogen Sara Smith was recorded in 2020.